Question:
Who has a higher IQ? Conservatives or Liberals?
Cuz I'll F.U.X.
2008-02-23 09:12:25 UTC
It's been said, and debated that one group has a higher IQ than the other, but I cannot find any concrete information on this; just loosely correlated studies. Here's one I found interesting, though:

http://www.halfsigma.com/2006/06/democrats_may_n.html
Thirteen answers:
T-Bone
2008-02-23 09:17:03 UTC
To answer your question;



Conservatives, based on the facts that Conservatives do not view Government as the answer to all their personal problems.
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2016-10-20 11:01:39 UTC
conversing in generalities, liberals are the greater knowledgeable team and tend to have bigger IQs in accordance to three contemporary study. there is easily a difference between the brains of liberals and conservatives. Conservatives tend to have a stronger concern center, and concern is one component that finally ends up in conservative inclinations. it is likewise why universities and knowledgeable people tend to be greater liberal. they have been uncovered to greater issues, consequently they concern much less of those issues. meanwhile people who stay in rural aspects and the fewer knowledgeable people tend to be greater conservative by using fact they have greater unknown issues, and we are inclined to concern the unknown. additionally, in case you look at a breakdown of generally going on IQ via state, you will see that the crimson states are all close to the backside of the record, on an identical time as the blue states are all close to the acceptable. This additionally correlates with preparation scores via state. for sure this would not advise that each and each one conservatives are dumb and all liberals are clever. needless to say it is not that straightforward. yet statistically conversing, liberals are oftentimes greater clever and greater knowledgeable than conservatives.
2008-02-23 09:20:15 UTC
This is an age old debate. It will never be solved... both sides say they are smarter.

The truth is...

INDIVIDUAL people have IQ's....

Not political parties or those with political affiliations alone....

It really depends on your education, your intelligence, your wisdom, and the gifts god gave you.
2008-02-23 09:18:27 UTC
Off the top of my head I would have said liberal, i.e. democrat, based on common sense, but I don't understand what the last bit means when it says:



But today, the Democratic Party is the party of both the less intelligent and the more intelligent while the Republican Party is the party of the middle.
2008-02-23 09:15:59 UTC
I think the ones with the higher IQs stay away from politics...esp the 2 main parties
2008-02-23 09:22:45 UTC
anybody who don't vote for any political party's has to be the smartest
J Q Public
2008-02-23 09:15:45 UTC
Both have a higher IQ than trolls.
scarlettt_ohara
2008-02-23 09:17:43 UTC
If they are so smart why are they advocating implementing policies in the USA that have dragged Europe down. Europeans are struggling to get out of the socialistic mess that they are in because they don't have the money to pay for those programs.
2008-02-23 09:19:07 UTC
vocabulary isn't a good thing to use as a talking point,einstein couldn't spell at all.democrats never agree on anything.they had to have a meeting among attorneys to figure out what "is" is.lol
Michelle
2008-02-23 09:20:34 UTC
Neither. Libertarians have higher IQs!
2008-02-23 09:18:01 UTC
Conservatives. Education and type of education is the biggest factor. If you have a strong intellectual basis in history, economics and logic you will be a conservative.
cheerstar1912
2008-02-23 09:17:47 UTC
I think conservatives have the higher IQ. Conservatives know alot of facts and have complicated plans. All liberal plans and ideas are oversimplified to the point where they will never work.
2008-02-23 09:19:28 UTC
My IQ is 143 (officially very superior intelligence) and I am a conservative.


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